City sales tax revenue flat for this month

 January sales were essentially flat for Clarendon businesses, according to information released by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs last week.

Combs made her monthly sales tax allocations to Texas cities. The March distribution represents January sales reported by monthly tax filers.

The City of Clarendon received $27,131.95 for the month, which is up just 0.37 percent compared to the same period in 2013. The city is now 8.01 percent ahead on sales tax revenue for the calendar year-to-date at $97,611.24, up from $87,593.49 one year ago.

Hedley is not faring as well with a sales tax allocation that dropped 56.78 percent this month to $416.93 compared to $964.67 for the same period last year. Hedley is down 20.46 percent on the year-to-date at $2,058.47.

Howardwick sales tax revenue also slipped 4.29 percent to $1,113.46 this month. That puts the city at $3,410.04 for the year-to-date, down 2.99 percent.

Across the state, Combs said sales tax revenue for the month was $2.2 billion, up 5.8 percent compared to 2013.

“Sales tax revenue continues its growth streak and has now increased for 47 consecutive months,” Combs said. “Growth in tax collections was seen across all major economic sectors including oil and gas, wholesale trade and the services sector.”

In nearby cities, Memphis recieved $23,046.85 for this month, up 3.09 percent; Wellington brought in $18,242.49, up 10.60 percent; and Childress had $74,680.22, an increase of 3.68 percent.